Gene Autry to be in Angels Hall of Fame

The Angels announced Monday that the club's original owner, the late Gene Autry,will be inducted in to the Angels Hall of Fame in a special pre-game ceremony at Angel Stadium on Tuesday, July 19. Taking part in the ceremony will be Angel greats Nolan Ryan, Rod Carew, Brian Downing, Bobby Grich, Chuck Finley and Jackie Autry.

As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, Ryan, the Rangers owner who played with the Angels from 1972 to 1979 and had a record of 138-121 with a 3.06 ERA in 291 games, will deliver the ceremonial pitch that night and receive his Angels Hall of Fame ring before that night's game against the Texas Rangers.

Autry, "The Singing Cowboy" who owned the team from its inception in 1961 to 1997, will be the ninth inductee into the club's Hall of Fame joining Ryan, Grich, Carew, Downing, Finley, Don Baylor, Jim Fregosi and Jimmie Reese.

In celebration of the induction, all fans in attendance will receive an Angels Hall of Fame shirt courtesy of Smile Generation.

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